Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fear they could lay themselves open to prosecution for murder or manslaughter — or in some cases a civil action for damages — if they disconnect a feeding tube without court permission . |
| 2 | And they fear it could mean the end of traditional pubs . |
| 3 | They live with a constant dread of the telephone ringing because they fear it will bring bad news . |
| 4 | When consulted on the alterations , the ladies considered that it was wiser to spend on greens and approaches but ‘ if on the clubhouse then for the caretaker ’ — i.e. a larger kitchen and scullery ’ , although they admitted they would like more basins and another w.c . |
| 5 | They agreed it will go before the District Council without change on the fourth of January , whatever the decision on County on the improvements , if there are any , to Hill . |
| 6 | They could n't even look me straight in the eye , but they agreed I should withdraw from everything . ’ |
| 7 | I guess he 's just what Big Jack needs , a full-back who 'll try & get forward , and if they qualify we could see a few Leeds players in the USA even if without England and Scotland . |
| 8 | The plan backfired when they realised they would need mountains of paper to earn just a few pence . |
| 9 | They realised they would have to race the tide . |
| 10 | Also , the person asking for the review has to agree that if they lose they will pay the other side 's costs . |
| 11 | Rather than try to impose large structures on what is happening from the outset , they begin at the most local level , trying to see how participants in interaction handle conversation : how they judge who can speak , and when . |
| 12 | When they hatch they will try to follow and come close to the first slowly moving object they see which is the right sort of colour and more or less chicken-sized . |
| 13 | So everybody who got the newsletter when they read it should have thought , Aha best look up |
| 14 | Do they think they can get it up to fifteen ? |
| 15 | To put it another way : how did they think they could share their thoughts about the trick objects with another person ? |
| 16 | But what , he thought , as he closed the door behind him , did they think she might have been saying ? |
| 17 | How did they think he could get more production from his work force if they allowed so little cash for its upkeep ? |
| 18 | Did they think I would loosen Ralemberg 's tongue or stir his memory ? |
| 19 | Salvadorean women often remark that they live in a " matriarchal society " , by which they mean they must support their children single-handed . |
| 20 | Everything they grow they must take to the market to survive , but everything is expensive for them and so they have nothing . |
| 21 | Had they won it would have been a ‘ great day for Britain . ’ |
| 22 | Their skin will be very flushed and dry you 'll get deep sighing and this is the one you 'll get the smell of acetone , not always , you know the nail varnish smell , the pear drops , and then from there they 'll get , they 'll go into gradual I 've put coma there , but gradual unconsciousness treatment the same sugar , if it 's sugar they want they 'll come round almost immediately , if it 's , they 've already got too much well you have , that little bit 's not going to make them any worse , they 've got to go to hospital anyway . |
| 23 | They sense they may have the luck to see a teacher break down , actually self-destruct . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , how did they know they 'd get the Admiral ? |
| 25 | While I was on bail and Stephen was still with foster parents , they promised I could have Stephen for Christmas . |
| 26 | As they entered they could hear someone playing a cello . |
| 27 | Instead of merely examining how the law enforcement process in its broadest sense constructs a false image of serious crime and its perpetrators , they suggest we should consider the social construction of criminal law categories . |
| 28 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 29 | Well they found they could do it far better with a tractor and a mower . |
| 30 | They found they could switch on particular groups of atoms with a pulse of electricity and they stayed switched on for up to two days . |